pull the pin in English

Forms: pulls the pin [present, singular, third-person], pulling the pin [participle, present], pulled the pin [participle, past], pulled the pin [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pull the pin (third-person singular simple present pulls the pin, present participle pulling the pin, simple past and past participle pulled the pin)

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pulls the pin",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulling the pin",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulled the pin",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulled the pin",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "pull the pin (third-person singular simple present pulls the pin, present participle pulling the pin, simple past and past participle pulled the pin)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1991, Stephen King, Needful Things",
          "text": "He intended to become Castle Rock's Head Selectman when Steve Frazier finally pulled the pin, and after six or seven years of that, he intended to stand for the State House of Representatives.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To opt out; to withdraw; to resign."
      ],
      "id": "en-pull_the_pin-en-verb-M5LQu~Vz",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) To opt out; to withdraw; to resign."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pull the pin"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pulls the pin",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulling the pin",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulled the pin",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulled the pin",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "pull the pin (third-person singular simple present pulls the pin, present participle pulling the pin, simple past and past participle pulled the pin)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English colloquialisms",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1991, Stephen King, Needful Things",
          "text": "He intended to become Castle Rock's Head Selectman when Steve Frazier finally pulled the pin, and after six or seven years of that, he intended to stand for the State House of Representatives.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To opt out; to withdraw; to resign."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) To opt out; to withdraw; to resign."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pull the pin"
}

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"pull the pin" meaning in English

Verb